Bottle in the Shape of a Gourd

Tsujimura Shiro

Caption

Tsujimura Shiro (Japanese, born 1947). Bottle in the Shape of a Gourd, 1995. Stoneware with ash glaze and quartz inclusions; shigaraki ware, 6 7/8 x 2 9/16 in. (17.5 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter, 2013.83.38.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Bottle in the Shape of a Gourd

Date

1995

Period

Heisei Period

Geography

Place made: Shigaraki, Japan

Medium

Stoneware with ash glaze and quartz inclusions; shigaraki ware

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

6 7/8 x 2 9/16 in. (17.5 x 6.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter

Accession Number

2013.83.38

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